I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

I know it's probably been done before, but I'd like to strap some thick industrial foam to the bottom of my shoes which will make me 4-5 inches taller, so that I won't have any problems with tall people standing in front of me and I'll be able to see every band perfectly. The only problem is, I'm already 5'10 so this will make me pretty tall and will suck for whoever is behind me.

Has anyone ever done this and will this make me a total asshole if I go through with it?

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

You'd be less of an asshole if you just wore 5 inch platform shoes instead.

Originally Posted by Drinkey McDrinkerstein

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Originally Posted by thelastgreatman

Send em to Uggo Amy, she'll play right along. Wanna see a chick fuck a dog?

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

Originally Posted by SUSHIXXXXX

I know it's probably been done before, but I'd like to strap some thick industrial foam to the bottom of my shoes which will make me 4-5 inches taller, so that I won't have any problems with tall people standing in front of me and I'll be able to see every band perfectly. The only problem is, I'm already 5'10 so this will make me pretty tall and will suck for whoever is behind me.

Has anyone ever done this and will this make me a total asshole if I go through with it?

why not just move? i don't get it, i'm not very tall and i just move when taller people are in front of me.

Originally Posted by elChurro

Perry lives beneath the polo grounds. A ritual must be performed for his awakening but only after a band/dj/performance art cancellation.

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

IF you want to see any given set perfectly, get there early. This is the only solution as there will always be someone taller than you(with or without foam lifts) blocking your veiw, and someone shorter than you complaining that you are blocking theirs. This is just the way it is with GA shows.

I say this as someone who is 5'11'' barefoot and always wears flats to shows. For the shorter peeps, I cannot help how tall I am naturally, you should get to any show before me if you have an issue with that, but I too occasionally get stuck behind a wall of sweaty dudes who are taller than myself and have to peep over their shoulders to see, or move.... it is just the nature of the beast. Deal.

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

Originally Posted by SUSHIXXXXX

I know it's probably been done before, but I'd like to strap some thick industrial foam to the bottom of my shoes which will make me 4-5 inches taller, so that I won't have any problems with tall people standing in front of me and I'll be able to see every band perfectly. The only problem is, I'm already 5'10 so this will make me pretty tall and will suck for whoever is behind me.

Has anyone ever done this and will this make me a total asshole if I go through with it?

That makes you a douche.

Originally Posted by clarky123

Fuck your formal education up for music and stop being a coward.

Originally Posted by braundiggity

I dunno. Lots of the arguments seem hypocritical to me. Can't we leave it simply as: I loved the shit out of it, some hated the shit out of it, and that's just how some shows go?

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

You may not think so, but sometimes it sucks being a tall guy at a show. I'm 6'4" and always feel like an a-hole anytime I try to get anywhere near the stage. For this reason I usually hang back these days so as not to block people.

If we're lucky something will happen. Some adversity will happen and something unexpected will happen and you'll get tired and you'll get hungry, you'll have trouble going to the bathroom, and you'll lose your car keys, and all these wonderful things will add up to some powerful experience that 10 years from now we'll say "We lived, we lived." - Wayne Coyne on Coachella

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

Originally Posted by Harrisment

You may not think so, but sometimes it sucks being a tall guy at a show. I'm 6'4" and always feel like an a-hole anytime I try to get anywhere near the stage. For this reason I usually hang back these days so as not to block people.

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

I agree with the above 2 posts. I am 6'6" and I sometimes feel bad for blocking people. And unless I am really trying to get to some friends, I never push past people in a crowd. Never.

Originally Posted by bmack86

And it's been long established that Chris hates fun.

Originally Posted by Hatinisbad

I took my niece this year and it was her first Coachella. It was so fun to see it through her eyes. She thought it felt like a magical scene from Shreck. The one where all the fairy tale creatures meet for the first time in Shreck's swamp.

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

Now that I think about it, this would really only apply to the tents. Sometimes they get so packed that you really can't maneuver your way in through the front sides, so you are forced to watch from the back and being a few inches taller would really help. As for getting to a stage early, I see so many bands there is hardly any downtime for me so I rarely get to a stage early.

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

Originally Posted by Harrisment

You may not think so, but sometimes it sucks being a tall guy at a show. I'm 6'4" and always feel like an a-hole anytime I try to get anywhere near the stage. For this reason I usually hang back these days so as not to block people.

You are so nice.Thanks cuz i am 5'1" and always end up trying to see on my tip toes. But if I really want to see someone up close I just make an effort to be at the show early enough to be up front.

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

Originally Posted by Harrisment

You may not think so, but sometimes it sucks being a tall guy at a show. I'm 6'4" and always feel like an a-hole anytime I try to get anywhere near the stage. For this reason I usually hang back these days so as not to block people.

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

I agree with the above 2 posts. I am 6'6" and I sometimes feel bad for blocking people. And unless I am really trying to get to some friends, I never push past people in a crowd. Never.

Hah, I sympathize, indirectly. I'm 5'10, but my best friend is a hair under 7ft tall. Makes for a great concert buddy at places like Coachella, cause anytime I lose my group I just have to look for the guy towering a foot above the rest of the crowd and I'm good. He's very conscientious about his size, never gets too close to the stages, and it's a riot to look behind him during a set - there's always this huge vacant area behind him.

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

Originally Posted by SUSHIXXXXX

I know it's probably been done before, but I'd like to strap some thick industrial foam to the bottom of my shoes which will make me 4-5 inches taller, so that I won't have any problems with tall people standing in front of me and I'll be able to see every band perfectly. The only problem is, I'm already 5'10 so this will make me pretty tall and will suck for whoever is behind me.

Has anyone ever done this and will this make me a total asshole if I go through with it?

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

If you're really this into being taller than everyone, use stilts. You'll be really tall, and everyone will think of you as a novelty, so they won't be annoyed when you get in front of them. You'll still be a huge douche, though.

Re: I Have a Footwear Idea....will this make me an asshole?

Originally Posted by Harrisment

You may not think so, but sometimes it sucks being a tall guy at a show. I'm 6'4" and always feel like an a-hole anytime I try to get anywhere near the stage. For this reason I usually hang back these days so as not to block people.

6'4" as well and I, too, just hang back and enjoy the music aspect. Let the hardcore kiddos fight for the front.